Catilina was Henrik Ibsen's first play. It was written during winter 1848-49 and first performed under Ibsen's name on December 3, 1881 at the Nya Teatern (New Theater), Stockholm, Sweden.Forced to support himself after his father declared bankruptcy, Ibsen went to Grimstad as a pharmacist's apprentice. There he both prepared himself for university and experimented with various forms of poetry. The main character in this historical drama is the noble Roman Lucius Catilina, based on the historical figure of Catiline. He is torn between two women, his wife Aurelia and the Vestal virgin Furia.
... ble utgitt 12. april 1850. Verket ble skrevet i hans tid som apotekerlærling i Grimstad. Stykket var hans offisielle debutarbeid, skrevet under pseudonymet Brynjolf Bjarme. Senere forfattere har gått inn i skikkelsen Catilina og forsøkt å belyse ham fra flere sider. Sentralt i diskusjonen er spørsmålet om hvorvidt Catilina var en opportunist som argumenterte for bedring av lavere klassers kår utelukkende for å skaffe seg en maktbase blant plebeierne, eller om han hadde et genuint ønske om å bedre forholdene. Lucius Sergius Catilina, known in English as Catiline (/ ˈ k æ t ə l aɪ n /; 108-62 BC), was a Roman patrician, soldier and senator of the 1st century BC best known for the second Catilinarian conspiracy, an attempt to overthrow the Roman Republic and, in particular, the power of the aristocratic Senate. Catilina er et drama i tre akter av Henrik Ibsen, utgitt 12. april 1850 under pseudonymet Brynjolf Bjarme. Stykket er dikterens debutarbeid. Ny utgivelse med forord ...